So close, I thought. A shorter fence, a fatter dog, and everything would be different.

“I dialed the number slowly, wanting to get it right. Two rings, and he picked u…”

“Society. The same society, I might add, that dictates that little girls should …”

“Who says you have to be either smart or pretty, or into girly stuff or sports? …”

“I didn't want to talk about what happened, so it seemed safest not to talk at a…”